Bryston VS Musical Fidelity


Hi gang,

I'm looking for opinions on this. Has anyone compared
The Bryston 4BSST to the Musical Fidelity A5 power amp?
greg_lett
I have compared MF and Rotel. I can not tell the difference.
I think that it would be a sideways move for you.
I owned a 4B SST and 14B SST which I used with Aerial 7B and Von Schweikert VR4 SE louspeakers. I would not characterize the Bryston amps as warm. Neutral, yes.

Ehoehn, you own a Bryston, right? Would you characterize your Bryston as warm?
I would characterize it as neutral. it doesn't overemphasize any one area. It is neither bright not warm
Tvad, that is why I was surprised by your post saying it would be bright. You recent statement is more accurate IMHO, neutral
Ehoehn,the Bryston's were bright with my Aerials, and I may have incorrectly compared the Aerial and B&W sound to be similar in the top end, thus my comment.

Bottom line, IMO, if a Bryston amp is under consideration, it's a no-brainer to buy an SST series, try it, and re-sell if it's not what the listener wants. Almost no risk involved.